Redundant Patches

[Mike Duffy]

Afternoon,

Does anyone know how to remove redundant (superseded) patch files from a UX 11.00 server?

Need a quick reply so 10 points to first reply

[Pete Randall · Accepted solution]

The cleanup command:

cleanup -c 1 (or 2, or 3)

Pete
11:55

[A. Clay Stephenson]

THe install of the newer patch removes/replace the older patch and saves it in /var/adm/sw. You run the cleanup utility to remove the older patches. DO NOT simply rm /var/adm/sw/PHXXXX - your patch database will be clobbered. Man cleanup for details.

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi Mike,

cleanup is the command for you.

To remove patches superseded twice use:

cleanup -c 2

To preview actions - use -p

cleanup -p -c 2

HTH,
Jeff

[John Poff]

Oops. I meant 'cleanup -c 2'. The -p switch will preview the patches to be committed.

JP

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Mike:

# cleanup -c 1

...is the quickest, safest way. This leaves one layer to which to return.

Regards!

...JRF...

[John Poff]

Hi,

Have you tried the 'cleanup' command? A 'cleanup -p 2' will committ all the patches that have been superseded two times.

JP

[Pete Randall]

Mike,

If you look at the time stamps, you had 4 replies at least 18 minutes before your question. Isn't that quick enough for you?

;^)

Pete

[Mike Duffy]

I did assign points yesterday.

I will do it again.

[Pete Randall]

Mike,

Sometimes they don't take and you have to do it twice - sorry.

Pete